Many drivers misunderstand the limits of technology already on the road today. The public is confused about what “self-driving” means, for example, as driver-assistance systems become more common and more sophisticated. In a survey last year by the analyst firm J.D. Power, only 37 percent of respondents picked the correct […]
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New Traffic Cameras Can Use Sound to Ticket Noisy Cars
A BMW M3 owner was ticketed in New York for violating the city’s Noise Code after being recorded and photographed by a new type of traffic camera that can measure the decibel levels near the roadway as a vehicle passes. These new devices can automatically issue a ticket if the […]
Should registration, insurance stay in cars when not driving
Registration and insurance laws were modified to allow documents to be kept by the driver in an “electronic format,” providing a tool to help limit the threat of information being stolen during a car break-in. Getty Images Question: We’ve had a lot of car break-ins in our area lately. An […]
Traffic and cars aren’t killing people, people are
It as been many years since I learned the skills of driving a car and earned my drivers license. Nowadays, new drivers go though a lot more on road training before they can earn their drivers license. More training, yet I see an increase of careless and negligent drivers on […]